Facial bandage.



No. 862,794. PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907. A. L. BLACK.

FACIAL BANDAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1906.

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AGNES L. BLACK, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

' FACIAL BANIDAGE.

' 'npplication filed January 9, 1906. Serial No. 295,282.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AGNES L. BLACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Facial Bandages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to facial gloves or masks, and has for its objects to produce a comparatively simple, inexpensive device of this character which may be readily applied or removed and one which in practice will preserve the natural contour of the face, obviate the formation of wrinkles and prevent snoring.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which when applied for use will Wholly cover the forehead, chin and jaws of the user and impart to suclr portions of the face yieldable pressure tending to properly shape said parts and remove wrinkles therefrom.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more'fully hereinafter described.-

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device embodying the invention,

showing the same adapted for use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device embodies essentially an upper straight portion or band 1 and a lower substantially U-shaped portion or band 2, these bands, which are formed of thin sheet rubber, being designed to wholly cover respectively the forehead and chin and jaws of the wearer and to main- 'tain a gentle, yieldable pressure on said portions of the face.

Attached to the terminals of the forehead band 1 and constituting a continuation of the latter are straps 3 and 4 composed of silk, linen or other suitablefabric designed to conjointly extend around the head of the wearer and to be connected at the back of the head )by means ota buckle 5 attached to the free end of strap 4, while attached to the face band 2 near its lower end and at its normally inner edge is'a pair of opposed straps 6 and 7 designed to conjointly extend around the neck and be united backof the latter by means of a buckle 8 carried at the free terminal of strap 7, whereby the face band 2 will be held in proper position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

In practice, the device is applied as illustrated in Fig. 1, with the band 1 wholly covering the forehead and the band 2 extended continuously over and wholly covering the cheeks and chin of the wearer. It is to be particularly noted that owing to the bands 1 and 2 being composed of rubber and of a sufficient width to wholly cover the facial portions in question, the device will, in practice, exert a gentle pressure on and for properly shaping said parts and will serve not only to prevent the formation of wrinkles but to eradicate im- .perfections of this type which may have previously formed. Furthermore, it will be seen that when the device is in use, the lower jaw will be properly supported to prevent unconscious opening of the month during sleep and thus obviate snoring. a i

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view, it being understood that minor changes in the details herein set forth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is: I

A device of the class described comprising a substantially U-shaped face band composed in its entirety of elastic material and being of a length to extend continuously around and wholly cover the chin and cheeks of the wearer, said band having its front'edge extended on a line from the front point of each temple to a point immediately beneath the lower lip and its rear e'dge on a line from the rear point of each temple to the point of juncture of the neck and throat beneath the chin, a second elastic band distinct from the first named band and designed to wholly cover the forehead of the wearer and having its upper edge extended on a line at the juncture of the top of the forehead and hair'and its lower edge on a line across the forehead immediately above the brows, straps attached to and forming a continuation'of said forehead band and adapted to extend around the head, a pair of opposed straps connected to the rear edge of the .face band at its lower end and adapted to extend around the neck on a line below the ears, and ,means for uniting the ends of the straps in applied position.

In testimony whereof, I niux my slgnntnl'e in presence of two witnesses. v

AGNES L. BLACK.

Witnesses ELLA HILL, F. W. FRY. 

